Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023
Bochum welcome Wolfsburg for a clash in the Bundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday.
Times are tough for both Bochum and Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga campaign these days. Both have their eyes fixed on this upcoming match to boost their morale. A win would go a long way to brighten the mood in both camps.
Bochum are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 17 goals, or an average of 1.7 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.
Wolfsburg travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 14 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring four times.
Bochum were defeated by 4-0 in their last encounter with Wolfsburg, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Prediction
Bochum Form
Bochum failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Eintracht in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against VfB Stuttgart in a 2-3 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 1-1 draw against Union Berlin. Bochum won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored 11 and conceded ten goals.
Wolfsburg Form
Wolfsburg have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Augsburg, they gained a point in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against B. M'gladbach, who ran out 2-0 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen. Wolfsburg managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
You don't look for Bochum or Wolfsburg, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Saturday.
Wolfsburg recorded 19 points following five wins from their last nine games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 18 goals, but also conceded six. Bochum are looking at a record of eight wins, three draws and 17 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Wolfsburg put ten wins, ten draws and eight defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Stats
- Bochum have conceded in 25 of the last 27 home matches
- Bochum have conceded in 18 of the last 20 matches
- In 8 of the last 9 Bochum matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bochum have not won 7 of the last 9 matches
- Bochum have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches
- In the last 6 Wolfsburg away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Wolfsburg away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Wolfsburg have not won 9 of the last 11 matches
- In 6 of the last 8 Wolfsburg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Wolfsburg have not lost 5 of the last 6 matches
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Squads
Bochum Squad
Letsch will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Wolfsburg from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Manuel Riemann (0/28), Marko Johansson (0/0), Michael Esser (0/0), Paul Grave (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (0/16), Danilo Soares (0/20), Dominique Heintz (0/8), Erhan Masovic (4/23), Ivan Ordets (0/24), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/19), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/11), Konstantinos Stafylidis (0/16), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Saidy Janko (0/15), Vassilios Lambropoulos (0/13), Anthony Losilla (0/25), Jacek Goralski (0/4), Kevin Stoeger (4/27), Patrick Osterhage (0/20), Philipp Foerster (2/21), Pierre Kunde (1/9), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (2/23), Gerrit Holtmann (1/20), Moritz Broschinski (1/7), Philipp Hofmann (8/28), Silvere Ganvoula (0/15), Simon Zoller (3/21), Takuma Asano (2/19).
Wolfsburg Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Wolfsburg players that the manager Niko Kovac will choose from for the upcoming game:
Koen Casteels (0/28), Lino Kasten (0/0), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Philipp Schulze (0/0), Kilian Fischer (0/7), Maxence Lacroix (1/22), Micky van de Ven (1/28), Nicolas Cozza (0/1), Paulo Silva (0/25), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/20), Bartol Franjic (0/5), Felix Nmecha (3/24), Jakub Kaminski (1/25), Josuha Guilavogui (1/17), Kevin Paredes (1/19), Leandro Putaro (0/0), Lukas Ambros (0/1), Mattias Svanberg (2/26), Maximilian Arnold (5/26), Patrick Wimmer (3/20), Ridle Baku (5/27), Yannick Gerhardt (6/23), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (2/13), Jonas Wind (4/18), Lukas Nmecha (4/16), Omar Marmoush (5/27).
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Team News
Bochum are as close to an entire squad as they can with only one player unavailable for the side which faces Wolfsburg.
Bochum are unable to field Paul Grave on Saturday against Wolfsburg, as he is sidelined with an injury.
Wolfsburg seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face Bochum.
Lukas Nmecha is too injured to face Wolfsburg.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Lineups
Bochum vs Wolfsburg H2H
It was an enormously entertaining 4-0 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Saturday. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Wolfsburg have been the dominant force winning five matches against Bochum. The bookies have Wolfsburg to win this match at best price odds of 15/14.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Results
Of the last ten encounters between Bochum Wolfsburg over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 9/11 with bookies.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips
Vonovia Ruhrstadion witnessed Bochum winning three times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing two and losing five as well. Wolfsburg claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Wolfsburg arrives at Vonovia Ruhrstadion feeling optimistic about scoring on Saturday, since Bochum only managed a one clean sheet once in 10 home games. Wolfsburg kept five clean sheets in their previous 10 away games.
Bochum managed an average of 1.2 goals in the past ten encounters against Wolfsburg, who scored two goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored five times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Wolfsburg played across all tournaments. They scored one time on average in the process.
